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All Advertisements not having the desired aumbe.bf Insertions marked on the mar gin, will be continued until forbid and charged accor ose desiring to advertise by the year can do so on Jlbpal teans-It being distinctly understood that con tracts foryearly advertising are con6ned to the imme diate, legtimate business of the firm or individual " entracting. Transient Advertisements must be paid for in advance. For .announcing- a Candidate, Three Dollars, u ADVANCE. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising., ARTHUR SIMKINS, EDITOR. - ~EDOEFIELD. S. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1855. WE are requested by Capt. U. DoULwARE, to with draw his name from the list of Candidates for Ordina. ry of Edgefield District. PROM EUROPE. 'itE letters we promised last week are given in ou present issue. The one from " E" was unacountabli delayed in- its homeward Right. It will howeve pmve very acceptable yet. El'he one from -' H' touches in a very spirited manner upon points of hig - interest. AGRICULTURAL. ATTENTION is directed to the earnest appeal of Col Joint HurrT, President of our District Agricultura Society. We tust many planters will find it in thei hearts to come forward on sale day next in response t this appeal. NOTICE THIS.' Tut reader will cbserve that, among our other ad vertisements of property to be sold in Edgefield, then is one by Maj..G. A. Addison in regard to the well known old corner housa in our town so long user as a hotel stand. Here is a first rate chance for an) one desirous' of keeping either a public or a private Boarding House. For the lattet especially there Is -fne-opening in our Village, as any one will discovei upon enquiry,. We really wish some person of energy with good cooks and good .materials, would take this house and keep it "brown up." The location is at admirable one-public enough to draw well and retir ed enough to be pleasant. - We beg; to direct attention also to the- Commission. er's notices of Sales. Some valuable property it coming into market, and our people would do well tc keep wide awake. In the advertisement of the Allen lands, as also of the Quarles lands, it will be observed that important alterations have been made since lase week. " OUR REPRESENTATIVE. WE have ground for saying that our talented and efficient Congressman, Hon.- P. S. Baoots, believei .it would be better (if our sister Statesof the South require it) that South Carolina should go with then into the Cincinnati Convention to avoid giving cause of dissatisfaction. At the same time, we are sure.ha would deprecate any proposition which might- at thi time <distract our State. We beg to acknowcledge tiha receipt of a short letter from our member upon thiu subrct. Being quite siek at the time it reached us we barely glanced over it and ordered is to he pti aside for further and eloser attention. What was one mortification, upon resuming our duties, to find that it had been unaccountably lost. It would afford us, and doubtless the District at large, much satisfactiox to hear from our Representative in detail upon thai important point. A1ODR ESS D~rivhaED REFoRE TEE TWO LITERARY SocruTims .or FUaRMAN Urn: EastY, iv HON. J. L Osa. WE have received a copy of this Address from some one who styles him-elf "Edgefield"-no doubt one ol our several clever students in the Furman University. "Edgeflel" has our thanks for his attention. The -address is quite an able vindication of the University plan of education. The speaker recommends an ad dition of two other chairs, of Lawand of Medicine, to the faculty of Furman University. The Institution it also defended with considerable earnestness against the supposition of any sectarian influence in its management. Altogether the effort is worthy of Col. OxQa's reputation. We may add that an appropriation by the Legisha ture for the benefit of this University is recommecnded by the orator. An annual appropriation of eight thou sand dollars Is suggested, with the proviso that t fund he expended entirely in sustaining the collegiate department, and with the further cnndition that nie sectarian tenets shall he taught in that department. WHAT ARE WE TO DOT Ta2 first great desideratum, in shaping the future action of South Carolina with respect to her Federal Relations, is the preservation of her unity as an inde pindent coisamonwealth. All will agree, u pon redlec tion, that dhis proposition is undeniably correct. On State is small and numerically weak ; and if we arn to exercise any influence in the affairs of the nation, il must be by preseiating a solid front in whatever line o| march we may adopt. But there is cause to apprehend that in the band: of.our present political leaders, this unity may soon be seriously impaired. The Hon. Mr. Oxa, on one sid< of~the State, isusing the power of his position to leat - us into the ranks of the National Democracy and t< enlist the State in the approaching sweepstakes foi .the Presidency of the Union; while the Hon. Mr KET, from a similar pedestal of offcial elevation is declaimingvehemently and eloquently against the suggeatted policy of hiselder colleague. The tendenc: of this schism between two of our most prominent an' Influential men is to distract the people of South Cart lina and deprive them of all manner of strength before the country. May there not he a compromise, between these geni - ilemen and their respective adherents, which shai set aside this danger? It is not all probable that Mr Os: will come to the views of Mr. Kfurrr; neither i there-any ground for supposing that Mr. K~rrT wil come to :he views of Mr. Oaa.- Between them, thi State will stand hampered and ineflfectual for an' good. What are we to do ? Suppose Mr. KNITr; and those who think with him agree to go into the National Demccratic Conventio as an experiment, with the stipulation (on the part c Mr. Osa and his friends) that, if our principles ari comproinitted in the least for the purpose of securii thle eleotion~of any given candidate, our delegatio: shall Instantly leave' the body ! Suppose we unitedl; ofe.tlr naGeorgia and the other Souther * States, or 'any one of them, our faithful co-operatior in this business, upon a like stipulation to be oliservet by them -with like promptitude! Could or could no our State, thusgtiarded and thus fore-armed, go ints -the Cincinnati meeting without infringing her consis tency or in reality lowering her tone ! The suggestion is respectfully thrown out for the consideration of our public men. We are far frou beding an sdvocate of National Conventions in thi geen nor is it oar preference that South Carolini should even now bie carried Into one. But it may bi that our refusal to do anything in that; direction wil at the present juncture give offence to our Souther cnfederatee; and tis should he avoided If possible Our suggestion, stder the circumstances, is whiethe or not lf Ah Etate aa st niianimnously) it would bi advisale to and a delegation to the Cincinnati Con vention under eapress cheeks ad with the clears understandrag as to the eoarse they and other South -era delegations are to pursue conjointly. If the idea be worth anything, our action should be as prompt and manly as the case will admit. Wi should elect delegates-for the State as large during t approaching session of our Legislature;.and pr~ra sions should then he made for having district delegatei eleated at an early day. Ifthe thing is wbytht.doli at all. It is worth doing thoroughly and handsomely U A GLANCE. AT OUR EXCHANGES. 'haa" C ta1& s y-ueAJoyraai" gives notice ofrthe -meetig ggt ytriandiynod of South Carolina. The Body 4ll 'aseltable in the Pres yteuian Church of Camden, at early caidle ightdi' Wednesday the *sWNovemsaor. There is anoining tralh from Colum bla by which delegates who reach Kingsville, either from Columbia or by the Wilmington train at 7 o'clock, willgo directly through to Camden. We comply with the requestof brother Waxu EN by thus notiding thefact It appears that the Church at Camden have sent 120 dollars to the lNorfolk aufierers. The " Southern Patriot" gives notice that aufAgri cultural meeting.teas to be held at Greenville village on Monday' night of court week.-The "Patriot" defends the increased charges for freight and passen gers as recently adopted by the Greenvilleand.Colum bia Rail Road company. It is showq that, even with these increased charges, the passage to Columbia is five dollars cheaper than by the stage line. The'" Yorkville Enquirer" publishes letters from Hon. EDWARD EVEzTT, Hon. GEotGs M. DALLAS and others, in reply to invitations to the King's Moun. tain celebration.-The "Enquirer" states that. Mr. TuoMAS G. WYLIE of York has produced a perfect gem of gold ore, about as large as a " piece of chalk" and studded thickly with flikes or- pure, virgin gold. It was found in York District, near a mine which has not been worked for some years.-The columnsof the " Enquirer" furthermore give publicity to the presen. tation of an elegant Melodeon, to the " Church-of the Good Shepherd," by the Misses LATTA. Commenda ble example ! The Columbia " Carolinian" makes an earnest ap peal ip behalf of the " Southern Literary Messeger." This periodical it appears is about to fail, unless. Southerners come speedily to its support. Lamentable indeed, that our people will not sustain so excellent a publication ! The " Carolinian" says: - " Ti Messenger is the oldest literary publication in the United States, with the single exception of the Knickerbocker, which we believe was statted some two or three months in advance of it, and if it has riot been able within a few years.past to prove itself the strongest, it is only because.the Southern people have obstinately withheld from it that generous patronage which they have bestowed upon Northern periodicals. For the credit of the South we submit that a strenuous effort should be made to keep up this Southern itera ry organ. It will give us pleasure, as before stated, to receive-and forward subscriptions for it. The cost is only. three dollars fur a monthly magazine of sixty four pages, making an annual volume of seven hundred and sixty-eight pages." The reader will find elsewhere a notice of the man ner in which the " Carolinian" proposes to furnish Legislative reading during our approaching session. Please refer t. it. The " Marion Star" is of opinion that the cotton crop in that district will fall below an average one; but, by reason of the favorable gathering season, the superior quality of the staple will make up in a con siderable degree for the lack in quantity.- So it is with us.-The "Star" advertises between fifty and sixty tracts of land under the head of "Sheriff's Sales." The " Sumter lWatchman" tells us of the destruc tion by fire of an old homestead near Sumterville, belonging to Mr. WILLIAM L. BnussoN. The dwell ing house, kitchen, smoke-house and other out-build ings-Were burned to the ground.-The " Watciuman" states that the ladies of Sumterville are to give a banquet to promote the Firemen's fund of that village. The " Carolina Times" is in luck in the way i f brandy and cigars. Those Columbia dealers treat their editors handsomely.--The publishers -of the " Times" propose to give the Legislative proceedings of our next session. very fully and completely. Their 'card upon thesubject will be found on anot her column. Trhe "-Greenille Mountaineer" contains a brief hot spirited defence of .Judlge BUTLERa, egainst those who have condemned him for accepting the Boston invitation to lecture on slavery. We really did rot know that the acceptance of ourdistinguishied Senator bad been made a ground of complaint by any one. It occurs to us thr-t the Judge but mavifests a disposition, not only to meet the enemy at the threshhold, but to cron over and give him battle in his own territory. Is there any cause for condemnation in a demonstra tion like this?1 With the "Mountaineer," we can see nothing unbecoming In our Senator's course. Col. Townus conclud s his remarks upon the subject with the following complimentary allusion to several other eminent Carolinians : - " We should rejoice if such a man as Governor Hammond, of this State, was invited and that he shuld speak to the Bostonians, and through them to the north and to Europe on the subject in all its rela tions. We shetuld be better pleased if such men as Richard Fuller and Dr. Thornweli had the same op partnuiiy, for it is the religious and moral defence of slavery that is most needed among its assailants." The " Chester Standard" predicts high prices for pork during the coming season.-Writs of election have been issued to fill the vacancy in the Chester delegation occasioned by the resignation of Doctor J. LANsFORD DouOLASS.-SAMUEL MCALILET, Esq., is out in an anti-Know Nothing letter.-And there were copious wvhite frosts in the vicinity of Chester Court House on the 13th, 14th and 15th instant. The "Laurensaille Herald" has an Interesting article in regard to Mr. N. P. WALKxma's Asylum for Mutes. It ts stated that a department for the blind has been added to this Asylum under the charge of Mr. JAM:Es S. HJENDEasoN, of Tennessec, who was born blind and educated at Nashville. The Instittu tion in all its branches is a success. We agree with the " Herald" in regarding it one of the noblest en terprises in the State, and one every way worthy the munificent fostering of our Legislature. Any outlay in that quarter will assuredly be~as the " Herald" re Imarks, " money spent In a cause of true christian philanthropy." The " tpartanburg Exrpress" is, among other things, urging the celebration of the battle of the Cowpens after the style of the late King's Mountain celebra tion. Spartanburg is urged to " do something worthy of her name." Next spring is proposed as the time for this celebration. A suggestion of Judte O'NEar, is adverted to, to the efreet that an Iron Equestrian Statue of Morgan be east at the old Cowpens furnace and erected on the hattle-ground. This, says the " Express," " would be a most fitting monument and the occasion of the celebration a favourable time to commence tb-i noble work." The T'ri-Weekly " Courier" of Charleston (which by the -bye is about the best Nesee.paper in South Carolina) contains a full account of the recent celebra tion of the sixty-sixth aniversary of the Charleston Orphan House. Beautiful premiums were awarded to the scholars of highest merit. The present number of wards in this benevolent institution is put down at 217--139 boys and 78 girls. H. A. DESAUUSUaE Esq. Chairman of the Orphan House Commissioners, was presented with a pair of Silver Pitchers by his coi .leagues, as a tribute to his energy and perseverance in the discharge of his responsible official duties. Mr. D. has been Chairman of the Board for 17 years. ITEMS PROMI TEXAS. Fr asv, Going to show that Texas is Te.. yet: . MUarER AT Coarus Cueasr.-A man named George Woodford, says the Nueces Valley, was stab bed on the 17th ult., and the same night his brains were blown out by a pistol or a rifle shot fired through. a wilow, near wvhich he was laying wounded. The murdered man is said to have been a desperado, of he os dageruskind. It is not known who MURDER AT NEw BRAUNEs.-The San Antonio Ledger learns that a citizen of New Braunfels was recently murdered in. his bed by his own wife-his daughter and son-iri-law, it is supposed, assenting. IThe deceased had been twelve years a citizen of Texas. The horrible crime caused an unusual degree of excitement. SuooTJNG.-A short time ago, Dr. D. C. Bellows shot Air. Lackie, of Lavact county, with a rifle, the' ball penetrating Mr. L's stomach and passing out at his back. We learn from a late number of the Gon ales Inquirer that Mr. Lackie is slowly recovering. Dr. Bellows has been held to bail, to answer for the off'ee. TusEY have dbme unruly people in Gonzales. The Inquirer says the boys brick hat the houses of peacea ble citizens at night, and on one occasion compelled a German to furnish theta with a box of cidars. Shoot ing horses is another species of night amusement.' ALLr these from one column of the Galveston Netes of the 2nd inst: But here is something redeeming: Cortou Proxixo.-The Gonzales Inquirer states that a cotton pioking match came off at Col. Mean's farm tn that county, on the 17th nit. The largest quantity (628 lbs.) was picked by a negro belonging to Mr. Bas. The quantity picked by the six was 3,84. Also this: Texas, with a population of about five hundred thousand souls, contains between fifty and sixty news papers-most of them ably conducted, adneatly Sated. -Six a~tem are devoted to th csuse of iF - Tstsiiextiemwillishow what the people over thereI are doing IiIbp wayef -fruit: '-o . Bananas. have been successfully cultivated in Vie toria. .Theyrelarger thaifthe West India fruit, Awn is one rIll give aislea of the ga . e country; - - GooD Sroa'L-Mr. Benj Green, says .the-LihltW' Gazette,1 hltiwithin tweiveidays, seven deer, ons wild cat, one puiiher and thirteen bears. Arh finally, Is this 1ame .column,(we find some thing slightly racy: Luxuats Scancz.-The Victoria advocate says there is not a pound of flour, rice or sugar In that town, and then adds in a P. S.: Since writing the above, a fast ox-team has arrived in ten days from Indianola. - POETICAL. Mr. H. H. CALDW aLL, son of the late Chancellor CALDWLL, has written a spirited ode upon the Bat tie of Kings Mountain. His productions, of which there are several, evince a poetical temperament. As yet however, his style is defective in many respects. He should be encouraged to sipply himself with great diligence and success may yet crown his-efforts. AN INTERESTING hETTER. FaO AN OCCASIONAL CORaE5FONDENT. GLasGow, Sept. 16, 1855. I reached Glasgow pn Friday from my'Highland tour, having only my travelling clothes on and a change in my carpetbag, and after spending two very dull days! was.exceedingly glad when S ' * arrived on Monday from Edinburgh with my trunk. Tuesday we went to a Fair at Falkirk, where I was exceeding ly disappointed in the show of stock. There were large numbers pf a small scrubby breed of cows from Ireland, and a greater and worse looking collection of the shaggy Highland cattle, which are . the smallest specimens of the genus boa I have ever seen. There was one remarkable race of cattle from western Scot land which were entirely black and without horns; they were large and fine looking, but Isaw only steers among them. The sheep were smaller than ours, and the horses were the large work horse, with immense bones and large &utlocku, and very ungainly form. The Irish and Highland horses resemble marsh tackies, and a few half bloods were there-not superior to our common Kentucky horses.-On Wednesday the "Brit ish Association for the Advancement of Science" was convened in the City Hall, at eight o'clock P. M. Th' room, which was capable of hlding 3,000 persons, was two-thirds filled; the galleries and benches being filled by the associates, of whom a large number were female., comprising the beauty and fashion of Glas gow and.the surrounding country. On the stage sat the distinguished foreigners, and the life members of the Association. These are the Noble amateurs and the really scientific members. The associates are the commoners, amateurs who pay El for the privilege of attending the discussions,&c., of the meeting. Having gone early I had a good seat In the gallery just over the stage, and a few minutes after eight the distin guished body of science and noble blood came in from the Lord Proltost's (where they had been dining) poll mll, upon the stage. I did not know one of them, but when they were seigd I recognised in the tall un gainly figure that occupied the chair, the former Presi dent, the Earl of Harrowby. He rose to make his vale. edictory, and though I felt till then a certain awe, I was forced to hold my hat over my face to hide the laughter which thesingular appearance-ofthis individual render ed it impossible for me to restrain. He stood at first erect with his hands crossed before him, where he held them closely together all the time; but no sooner had he said, " Ladies," than he flung his-body backwards, his feet remaining firm, till his form represented an arc of 90 deg.--His large nose tapered to a point, roe from his cadaverous face and was directed to the ceil ing in his rear, while his long stiff coat tail equally sharp, stood at the antipodes and looked towards the audience. Singular as was his attitude, conceive my surprise when by a rapid gnovement he eniely re versed his position, brought his pointed nose to tbe table in front of him, an'l sent his coat tail out hori zontaly behind, while, not as if it had been spoken but as though it had been ejected by this violent ef fort, the word "gentlemen" broke from his lips. This was his only gesture; his hands and feet remained firm, but at every sentence he performed one or more of these rapid, violent and exaggerated antoro-poste riore contortions. He spoke only a few minutes, and his ideas were-destitute of point, and his expressions of all efegance. Te concluded by introdticing ~his Grace the Duke of Argyle, the President of the Asso. ciation fur this year. His Grace is a young man, about thiry-twa, wmo has been much petted, and has a reputation for cleverness, and his election as Presi dent is esteemed a high expression of the value which the scientific talent of the United Kingdom place upon ii learning and abilities. He is of good figure, short, neat hand and foot, a certain freedom of carriage rare ly possessed, I believe, by people here, with a fine head and eye, dclicate features and an exuberant growth of pale red hair. lie stood upon a narrow platform, where it was scarcely possible for him to move his feet, without falling off. The table, a very common one, before which he stood, was so low that he was obliged to hold his speech in his hand. It was printed however, which was well, for he could not have held the manuscript for such a length of time. His voice was free and clear and his manner easy. There was no gesticulation except turning his face from one side to the other. He gave a resume of the principal die. coveries in science since 1840, when the meeting was held in Glasgow last. There was no striking thought, and though he spuke of friends who had recently died, the celebrated EDWAaD Foasau was one (a young man), there was no attempt at pathos-only a genteel triuts. His speech was two hours long, and nothing more than a catalogue, with little comment, of the most commonly known results and achievements of science ; andI I am compelled to say that merely as such it was strikingly deficient in many important points. The language was good however, and except in a few worjls the prontunciation the same as our own. When he finished Dr. MacrFarLAN, the aged principal of the Glasgow University rose, and rolling his tongue in his toothless mouth, spluttered forth the most aston ishing cot. catenation of fulsome compliments to th noble Duke for "hsis very able and learned and en lightened and liberal address" that could he imagined, and closed by moving that the "thanks of thts meeting be returned to his grace, the most noble Duke of Ar gyle." Sir RoDsRcK MUacasisoN, of geological celebrity, rose to second the motion. He is rather handsome, resembles B--, hot is not near so good lookng. He hemmed and hawed, repeated and bung. led, could not say what he wanted to say, afiected bahfulness when he was evidently brazen enough, and finally took his seat after what with us would have been considered a flat fatilure, as would every thing that passed on the occasion except the Duke's speech.'Mr. ParrLure, author of "Mineralogy, Geolo gy, &c." rose, and at least deserved the credit of say. ing without stammering what he wished. He read over the list of distinguished strangers. Prince Lu c:N BoNAaa'rE, the ornithologist, was named. The audience applauded and the Prince rose and bowed. Good Heavens! i there any of the great Napoleonic blood in that little, squat, obese Frenchmani He looks as If he had been stufred with frogs till he could scarcely draw his breath. He is the very realization of the notion of a frog-eating Frenchman, and a few touches of the pencil of the caricaturist would make an excellent likeness of him in the shape of a bull frog of the first rank. Baron Lixuto came next. The Baron roe,-a slender good looking man of fifty with hair just turning grey, and except a large nose and erect carriage,nothing to distinguish him; not a mark of profound thought. In a word, I would be glad to report differently, but the truth is, take that body all in all, the nobles, and learned doctors, they were as com mon 16oking and as unintellectual a display of men as could be easily collected. Thursday I attended the vaious sections where many interesting papers were read, and saw and heard the celebrated Huou Mar. R~z. He has a Ain. head-the best of any here--but looks and speaks like a Scotch laborer; yet he has ge nius. That night I went to a consersazione, where, knowing no one, I had the gratification of pressing tay hat for an hour or two through the crowd. Friday I went to the mathematical section to see Prof. N--, of this place, for whom I had left my card and letter of introduction. at the Glasgow Observatory. Mr. WITHouUZ read a paper which was thought by cele brated physicists, &c., present, to demonstrate the practicability of a.telegraphiccsommuniication1 between this country and America. Afterwards there was a paper on the material that Occupies the interplanetary spaces. This was followed by Prof. N. in a most in genius article on the geological formations In the moon. Think of it! No longer aremen desirous of becoming S...,. Ge..og.s... but they aspire to' be Geologist. to. the Moon. When-i took his seat Sir Jousr Rosa, an old-grey headedswtrdy sailor, wearing several medals, C a White ves and adeep scarlet neckcloth, rose, to say' u that, as for those beautiful diagrams' on which the Professor fouwled ~4l -nion5, they were the result of the aheertionrof.b lscope, and that he had been accustomied tiprsjdqiJahem for the amusement of la; dies. 'Ti sas ferible revelation, and Sir DAvID Banwsra hnaudsome old gentleman, rose to smooth. it over. Tliac-nighs I heard Dr. CARPENTER lecture, and saw the great WuEwELL. He is the very incar. nation of the-ideal of str English clergyman. I have not heard him speak. CARPEnTaa has a fine head. In the face, hie resemblesif--; is tall, slender and ungainly in h14 figure, Iooking like a schoolboy; imn men~hands and feet; his pantaloons were too short, and he wore leather straps as long as Major JONES, I was introduced to Sir WILLIAM JARDINE, who promised that to-morrow I should hear the whole sub jees of artificiil fsh-breeding discussed. Last night I went to an evening party at Prof N.'s. I had not bee personally initoducedlo him. This I did myself as soon as I entered; he spoke a few words to me and begged we to walk'round. - I thanked him and saun tered o" Three or four rooms were thrown-open to the guests; thfre was no such thing as introductions, and as most of-.them were strangers like myself, there ass the most ludiorous scene of awkward gaping peo ple that could be iagined. I made myself perfectly at home and tliugh no one spoke to me, I addressed several whostilied obliged to me. Alter a while Isaw Dr.CAmrfalT standing alone; he was the only person there-whose nameeven I kne c, and I hastily made my way up to him; found him s very affable and enjyed half an hour's conversation with him which I shall remember for a long time. I staid about an hour and a half and as soon -as I saw the first man retire, I went home. There was a mulatto there talking French, who did not look a bit more awkward than.the rest of the company and whom some of the ladies seemed to find particularly c interesting. He was not even a good specimen of a negro and as I turned from him my eye feU on two books of Clarksojn'oi the abolition of the slave trade. V I have seen all the great men in Science of England, except FARADA and IEaScOIEL, whom I know .of. I d believe I have not made the best of my opportunities, and that I should have talked right and left to all to whom Lhitd anything to say. Indeed I am surprised st Englis~iiafability after the reserve I had anticipa ted. I have seldom been addressed first, but I have uniformly receivedihe most polite reply to any remark which I made. Everything is, "If you pisare," " I thank you," " I beg pardon," "1am much obliged," t &c.,&c.,-sentences which they repeat till you are t sick of hearing them,- from the waiters at hotels, up. 3 There is also 'an rafictation of timidity among all lasses which ies them stammer and hesitate when- g ever they speak: Vulgar as this is, the very best of them such as Jardine, Murchison, even the Duke of Argyle, are guilty of it to a most abominable extent. H. For the Advertiser. TO TIUBIENDS OF AGRTCULTURE. y ON sale day Jt July last, a portion of the citizens of the District assembled at Edgefleld Court House, and held a meeting for lbe formation of an Agricultural Society of the District. They elected officers, and ap pointed a committee to daft a constitution for said society.: Thereewas no meeting held from that t'me until last f sale day, when the members met under previous no. 1 tice. The chairman of the committee appointed to 1 draft the Constitution, reported one to the Society, which-was unanimas sly adopted. That Constitution has given it the name of the Edgfeld Agricuirusrl Society, and fixed the time and c place of its annual meetings, at Edgefield C. H., on the first Monday.,n/Nlovember of each year, by which t it will be seen that -our nbxt (or commencement an- I nual) meeting will be sale day in November. .It is hoped that alf Interested, will bear it in mind, and.come forward on that day, with a will anal deter mir~tion that mayrlearly indicate that they are de termined to succeed in building up the society as theI importance of agridulture demands.t There Is no measure which can prosper when each I one delays in * ' nxa helping hand until he may know the course his ih rwillpursue. Therefore, letI eacb one eat on lve for himself, to come forward and enrol his naiep a a member of the society, and ?aaaillbe ng.*w.das fail. The importance of agriculture should engage the at- I tnion, and enlist the assistance of all professions. The merchant myg enhance his wealth by the profits 1 arising from his pursuit, hut does he add anything to the cire ulating medium of the country? The answer is obvious; all his profits and increase, must be first brought forth by th'e tillage of the soil, and the reward bestowed thereby on the husbr~ndman fur liis labor. The same may be said of the lawyer, physician, me chanic, printer, &c., not that tere would be a wish to disparage any, or detract from either pursuit or pro fesion ; they are all rigt .ad laudable and must he upheld for the general good of the commte -ity,. But what we design bringing to your view is that netiter of the pursuit. or professions can prosper when ' the farmer languishes; and as he is the base upon which r she welfare of society depends, bow important itsis' that all others as well as the farmer, should feel a deep tnterest In the advancement of agriculture. There fore, let it be urged u;.on each and all to come for ward at once and contnbute his mite to advance the s, cause and to bring it to that standard that It will re munerate the tiller of the soil for the labor and pains e bestowed, and thereby enable him so pay his physi- i, clan's bill, his lawyer's fee, the merchant's profit, the g mechanics labor, &c., and last, though not least, to : pay the natavsa. . treat pains are generally taken to educate the youth for somne one of the professions. No one is prepared as once to enter upon the important duties of a merchant ri without some previous training; the mechanic must ta have his years of indenture. Bus as is regard. the far mer, he is expected at once to launch upon his busi- a ness without any previous training, or a fter study; he e may he entirely ignorant of the nature of his soil, thep necessity of subeoiling or not, or she nature of the manures best adapted to each and every portion of land which he cultivates, and still expected to suc ced. No siner we hear of so many failuires. A State A' *iultural Society has lately been organ ied, to meet annually at Columbia on the 13th of No. vember, composed of dif'erent Individual members, by paying a certain amount for membership, and also of delegatefrom the different District or Agneultural Societies as auxiliary members. The sum necessary to constitute an individual a life member of the State Society Is Twenty-five dollars. A large amount Is desired so be raised in this manner, as a permanent fund for the Society to act upon. It is hoped that many will come to our District j meeting prepared so enter their names not only as tj members of the District Society, but also as life mem- t hers of the State Society. Abbeville has already raised four thousand dollars by life memberships td he State Society. Shall Edlgefleld do less? i e hope Edgefeld contains a larger population than any other. district In the State except Charleston. She contains 2,030 farmers, a greater number than any other, and 216 maire than Abbeville; also, a greater number of acres of improved land than any other in the State, and about 51,000 more than Abbeville. Shall she then fall behind others In giving permanent aid to the Society!i We hope not. -Crtainly she can ralse what Abbeville lhas, aye a even more, if necessary. She has the power ; shall J the wIlLbe lacking!t If every tenth farmer were so be. S come a life member, it would raise over five thousand ti dollars as a permanent fund to the Society ; if every twentieth, the amount would be over 2,500 dollars. 1 Come one, come all, with a good hearty determination ti o do all that your circumtstanes will allow. . -JOHN HUIET- a Under a Resolution passed at the last meeting of the , Edgefield District Agricultural Society, she following t< Delegates are appointed to attend the State Agricultu- cl ral Society, to meet in ColumbIa on the 13th of No. vember next. -- S. S. ToNSrZINS, Esq., DR. Titos. LAKE, iA. TILKxAN Wursolt, Cor.. A. bSIxxus,1 MA. Z. W. C'A~sw-, JosEPHt AiNEY,Es. Joux. C. Ssumarxs, Da- 0. W. ALLtEN, Da. J. H. Jawxxinos, Cor.. G. D. Mres.h JOHN HUIET, President. a Dr. KAux, of tbe Aretic Relict Expedition,a hs arrived-in Waal tIon. Hie says the Union made an important erspr in publishing the re- p port of hi. expedition.' The open sea alluded lo a's having been discovered, is three thousand miles in tai instead of three hundred. LINESi ij the death of little EDNiGafirN,theoilyDdsuIh r-of,Tuos. and ARAELIA GnIFF3f.-y a consist - TO 'THE PARENTS OF TIlE DECEASED. 'Tis true your Uile Edna's gone .t From this vile worll of w'e; - She calmltelosed her eyes in death And sleeps to wake noiore. After-three days of poignant pain; " al She left us hear to moan--- si But still there is the sweet hope left, it That she to God has flown. yi til Dear mother, do not weep for.her, - - For Jesus bade her come'- i And when you die, you'll hear her say ni "Welcome, tmy mother, home! " to Although we know 'tis hard for you To give your darling up- e W Yet God can give you comfort sweet And over-run your cup. Too good for earth, too pure for sin. God took what he had given Kind parents-and dear brothers; meet . The little one in Heaven. K. G. ONE WEEK LATERPROE EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF. STEAMER ATLANTIC. NEW YoRK. October 18., 1 The steamer Atlantic has' arrived, bringing ,iverpool dates of October 6. -Money was in increased demand, and the rate - f interest had advanced to 5j per cent. Con tls had declined to 87k. . Cotton had declined 1-8d., with sales during 61 ie week of 41.000 bales. - 6 Brendstuffe firm, at fall rates. The apprehended scarcity of food excited se ins fears in France and Germany. - The allies still threatened the flank of Gorts. hakoff's army from .Eunatoria, but up to Octo er 3, their efforts had been unsuccessful. The Czar was at Odessa, and would soon isit the Crimea. The allied fleet had sailed with a secret expe. ition, eithtr to act against Odessa or Nicolaeff. The Allies were sinking mines- at Sebastopol i blow up the place. A French cavalry division had defeated a body f Russians near Eupatoria. A collision was expected between the Wee. rn Powera and the King of Greece. The steamer Africa arrived out. Of the sales f cotton during the week 7.500 bales were iken by speculators and exporters. The quo. tions are Fair Orleans 61 cents; Middling 7.Sd; Fair Upland Sd. - Beef was-in demand. Pork in moderate re uest. OBITUARY. DiEn, at his residence in this District, on the 5th ut, Mr. BENJAMIN GALLM1AN, in the 75th ear of his age. ir. GALLMAN was a native of the District, and I ved from his earliest youth in the neighborhood r which he died. lie knew when the District was I ttle else than a virgin forest ;-he saw that forest 2 emoved, and lived to see the hand of industry ether many a rich h:arvest from the plains on which I grew. lie was thoroughly identified with Edge eld District in interest as well as feeling, and lovel er as his native land. Ho witnessed all her strug lee and vicissitudes from hei- rude beginning, up to er present high state of improvement. In short, e was a noble specimen of her native growth. Ile had a tall, eommand:ng person, and'in his 1! outh and manhood, was a man of indomitable ourage and great physical strength. These stern alities, however,were tempered by a magnanimi y that never permitted his strong arnt -to strike a eebleadversary or a fallen foe. It was always'a error to the oppressor, and a shield to the oppres d. Tie was thoroughly Southern in his polities, ud'although lie never nought office ini the District Jr himself, yet lhe generally took an active part in ir political struggles. HIowever, for many years irevious to hi~s death, hec gradiatly withdrew from le active bustle of the world, and quietly seated aimself at home, like a patriarch among his people, rhere he enjoyed the love and esteem of all who :new him. lie was distinguished for the frankness of his die eition, and the warmth and sincerity of his friend hip. lie died without an enemy. .He lfit awifejmnd ,hldon.wth -many~ relations d friends who will sincerely meurn his death. Hie ed emphatically an honest man ;and we trust he is gone to reap-the just man's reward. B. OUR SESSION PAPER. Having made the necessary arrangements to furnish 1ll and accurate reports of legislative and other rocedings., by the engagement of the best reporters, re offeir our DAI.v Srss PAPra on the usual ,ras of Oxa Dos~r.aa for theisession, free of postage. Having the advantage of Hot's MAxxOTaH Pazss, luich will print both sides of the paper at the same ue, we will he able to keep it open to the latest our, and thus have an advantage never previously njoyed in C.olumbia. Every effort will he used to mke it satisfactory to our subscribers. R. W. GIBBES, Publisher South Carolinian and Banner. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS. The subsernbers will issneevery morning during the esion of the South Carolina Legislature, full reports f the proceedings of both branches, including Speech. Sand Debates, and at the close of the session put up, a neat quarto form, the entire matter, printed on ret quality paper and neatly bound, for $5 per copy. 3As our reports are intented to be complete, our pat ins may expect to learn more of the business of the agislature than las heretofore been reported. The " Times" will be supplied daily for 01.00 du-. ng the session and directed through the Post Office , ny point. First class Stenographic Reporters are engaged, and o expense or labor will be avoided that may be ne osary to our complete success. Our friends will lease forward their orders. E. H. BITTON & Co. Publishes Carolina Time. Come at Last!I [IL SUL LIVAN, has just received a Lei large and very handsome assortment of fine |LOAKS and TALMAS, at unusually low prices. Oct24 - If 41 Assignee's Sale. IlE Undersigned will proceed to sell at publicd outcry to the highest bidder, at Edgefield C. I., on the first Monday in December next, James loseley's whole interest irr the Real and .Personal state of his father Johnm Moseley, dee'd., and also s entire interest of the said James Moseley, under .. te will of his faither the said John Moseley, dee'd. Sale to take place between the hours of 10 o'clock F .M. and 2 o'clock, P. M. Wit. McEVOY, Assignee of Jas. A. Moseley. Ot 24 2t - 41 at State or South Carolina, lo EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. - IN EQUITY.R Phillip Jennings,1 Sampson Jennings and others, Bill for Part'n. Martha Jennings and others. )Y Virtue of an order of the Court of Equity, LI will proced to sell at Edgefield C.- H., on ale-day in December next, the following -real us- Of te of Jesse Jennings, Sr., dee'd., viz:e The Piney Woods Tract adjoining lands of Wes- at y Corley,'William Hardy and others, and eon-y ining one hundred and fifty acres, more or les' th Taxts or SAL.E.--On a credit of twelve month. g ith interest f-om day of sale, (except as to eo much t will be necessary to pay the costs of this suit, .A ich must be paid itn cash.) The purchase money e secured by bond with good and sunflict se irities. - A. SIMKINS, c. a. g. D. * Oct 24 6t 41 P Brought to the Jail, Ci 3F this District, a ne o man who says his name J is JESSE, and t t he belongs to Wesley' ouser, living near Iouisyille, .S. C. Said 'Jesse, s quite an intelligent countenance, when spoken - replies promptly and- politely, and appears to be - very smart and active fellow. He is five feet'seven eight inches high, dark compleeted, between 30 id 40 years of age,and weighs about 170 pounds. . The owner is requested to come forward, prove pr porty, pay charges and take him away,. other- de ise he will be dealt with as the law direct.. t W, W, GOODMAN, :. s. .. tii Oct 24 :f4 epor, :of oomnfssioners. Tn Codmrissiojeso of tfe Poor tar Ed e bands of 1lhTreasure t )ltla 'stBepo f iiythreeceSaO - i umiain eiP ousand and- sventythre dollira alifty-eew ate. The Board on the 2d day of January sted amonutfor the support-of the Poor of ad ter deductingithe ommissions of the Tax'Co1lel K dollars and ninety-nine ($1,526,99.) The Ti atement to the Board, by which it appears that ar, (in.1855) is Fifteen tbousand eight hundred a e assessment of ten-per cent -upon which amoni nety-five cents (1,580,95)from which the'axO no dollars and four cents (79.04) and paid over nety-one cents-(a1,501$1,)-to the Treasurer of en hundred and ninety-one dollars and ninety. rer at our last Report,.making the sum.of I ghty-five cents ($2,906,85) apheable to the mu Bich expires-on the. 7th of- Sptember inst. -. id ninety-seven cents ($12,97) for fodder, which Whole amount received by the Treasurer. During the year the Board has expended for I For Commi Amounting in all..:..^ - , -... . - . Balance on hand... ...:... ---.-. For a inore minute accouut,: we refer you t ed herewith. - .At the last Report of the Commissioners .t1 a District. The Board have, since the last Rei z: Adam Plymale and Wm. West, making in a et the last year, and also three at the Lunatic Four have left tire.Poor House of their owl h January 1856, and Middleton Joiner, Noveml z: John White, 17thJannary,.1856 .Martha 1l 35, making a diminution-of Sesen-Paupers ?t , a Lunatic Asylum, viz: Mrs. Moigan, F:G. Fre >or House,.a list of whose names, ages, &c., ar IN ~THE LUNA Mrs. S. Foster, Mrs..A. - AT THE PO 1. John Story, 75 years old. blind. 2. T. Story, - 64- " infirm. 3. H. Story, 9 " 4. S. Pollatty, - 48-- " blind. - 5. N. May, - 2- " rm2. 6. N. Rowe, 64 ' idiotic. 7. H. Gentry, .58 -" do 8. 8.. Plymale, . 34 " deformed. .9. M. Woolsey, 9 " or han, 10. E. Bivin, 95 " ininnrm. 1. M. Plymale, 49 - - 2. S. Dean, 48 " idiotic. otal, Twenty-three Paupers at tho Poor House. September 27. 1855. EPORT OF THE TREASURER A ERS OF THE POOR FOR B54. DR. ov 15. Received of former Treaa'r $1,391 97 855. - - ab 12. 0-- of A.. Miles, for fodder,, 10 00 pr 6. " of A. Miles, for do .2 97 g.16 " of Quattlebum, T. C. 1,501 91 $2,906 85 aes by Comm's for receiving, 72 67 $2.834 18' mount paid out, i 1,31 84 I mount on hand, .1,002 34 Medical Notice, ) RS.- READY & KENNERLY will practe Medicine together on the Ridge and neigh iring vicinity. Office at Dr. Ready's.' Oct 17 - m 40 Haw Gap Beat Company, ATTENTION! 70U are hereby commanded to he and L appar at Curryton,on Saturday the 'th inst., armed and equipped as the law ecta, for Drill aiad Instruction. -M By order of Capt. THOS. P. SRIAW. Joa L. Anssos, 0. S. 40 O t 15 2t 4 M&A.OQ2TmC 'emale Colle giate Institute, - AT COKESBURY. F'I1S Institution will be open for the reception'of .LPupils on the first Monday in January next, d close the last day in September, making one ug Trm of- Nine Months. The Faculty will .Mr..A.CNOPsnr. iv .E. WANNAMAKER, Asrar ar IN LANGAOKI. ss MARY E5. SNE AD, Isu-rauc-rmme IN PAerS IG, EssoDEsay, &C. The Board of Trustees have scoured the servibes a Faculty composed of worthy Master Masona, inent for purity of character, and high literary ainments, whose every effort will be to edcat ung ladies so as to adorn any sphere in life. Oar new Masonic building. will be completed by Sopening of the Term, -und the Board intend raishing It withi ever appurlenance neessary to sacquisition of an eation of the highest order. athey have determined that this Institutie's shall second to none, so they confidently expect- the ouragement and patronage of an .enlightmned ror any information neeesary, we reihir tou er reular, or to any member 'of the Cosuittee- or esident of the F'aculty. J.KI. VANCE, ) B. Z. HERNDON!(, Committee. F. F. GARY. -3 Cokesbury,Oct 20, . - St . 41 Adnstrator'S Notice. LL Persons havihn any demands against the B -state of SimeonNttews, dee'd., willplease asent thenm roperly attested, and 11those..in bted to the nias ust make prom ayent.aa , distruteest6 ianxious to have the insttier'st . SIMPSON MATaSWS, Ad.4t ldi Bau eport, That there wa-maeiniui h 4e ausd-ite Thousand and two- dlare and Out odhefGeieral Tax of the year to-be stele a cent. (06,j)73,57) as the basis oDf u1 tei0 f, assessed alTax of ten per cent on t e sha a Distrief, .from which they expected t-s ate, itor,'tfie.neta'm of Fifteen hundred and twentsy ax Collector has sinee prepared anddinihed a the General Tix of the Distrist, collected ts d nine dollars and 6fty-eight cents (_1J8 I ited to Fifteen hunidred jhttd )llector deducted his comma n i &wels the balance Fifteen hundred and one dollre and this Board. This.auamunt and these of Tir van centa (1,391,97) in the bands of the Tree. wo thousand nine hundred and six dollars andi port.of the Poor of the District, for the he shasulse rrceide- Twelve is indlde4 :ntheabve a iouat.. .neral Expenses,.. ino'7 l7 isalns to Treasurer.:: r'33734 - .,......... ...$,0 - - * . ............. .. .,.,=1,04 fq o the Treasurer's 'Report, a copy of wbhth.t ere were Twenty-nine Paupers ehargable ea ort, admitted two Pauper.)e the Peer BUM , l Thirtyone Papera at the charge of theINes Aslum, Columbia, S. C. - a accord, viz: Mary Wilson and .twa MIs4 d 5th, 1855. Three have-died dr6gi. raid, 3d March, 1855, and Viet Le,*. be charge of the District, and lkvn tiem W sman and Mrs. 'oster, and Twomty L hereunto annxed. nic ASYLUM. >rgan and F. G.Freeman. OR HOUSE. 33. M. Corey,'.-. 37 .;.' 14. S. Holmes, 48 ' hum.. 15". aHolmes; 2 Sda ~ e. 16. E. Holland, -18 " Jufoqind. 17. W. Plymalej 13 " . deL" 18. L Wever, -.42 .7 19.-C. Wever, 4 20. I. Wever, - y " " 21. E. Wever. 4 22. M. Mahony. 61 . .Idk. 23. Nancy.Mitchell, 5 " orpbe All of which is respectfully reported. JAMES BLACKWEfLL C.a.e=.m. F THE BOARD OP CONiMMIS8D EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. 1854. Ca. Nov 15. Paid Mrs. Elizab Heiqsg .-pg -' for sewing,a; 80 ?;, " . M. Etheredge, for wort -i)*' SJ. Sibley & Son, for grc . 855. eeries, -. - - 3 41 Jan 2. . Lewis Heriong, 8tewat e @. " A. Miess,-for wheat, . . . oo u 3Irs.Herlong, for sewing. :80 Jan 16 " LewisIlerlong, for eos . -- Jacob'i hire, .- - 1 0 S16 " Lewis Heriong; for see . " .Jacob, shaving paperr, 68 "0 17 " . SMathis fur ,b camih .6 - work,. -T~-i 31 di Lark &%uknastir,ler groeres . 2 7h 0 31 . A.lillesafor haulng N 6 39 Fb 6 . . Aalilecrfor a m 315. " 14'-." A.3liles, for 4 00-a U 14 " A. Miles, for -.g 3 06' Mar 19 - Mary Plymalrfor eoing - 5% " 28 " W..orsoe, foradver - I iig repo~rt 203.25. Ap bclatidize, . 13 79. June 4 " M. Eiheridge, for hireeft "4 A'John iHaiet for brisk,- ;'. 1)0 "6 ". 3. W.1Parker, for Idnati PaNupeus, i --..30M" " 6 " A2. Bland, for'Plank, ' 6 84 " 6 " Manyhonecy a rauper, 5 0 "11 " Levi Hlerbong, for bacon, 163 59 July 7 " A.IMiles, forbheef, - 91IS "23 -L.Herong,UIvward, . 18.109 "23 " E. Herlong, for sewing, 13 26 S23 " L. Herlong, for digging grave, 1 00 "23 " L Herlong for one. hat 1 00 "28 "E. Bortfor corn, 20 00 "31 " B. S. Dunbar, far Gro, eeries, 95 44 SI1 A. Miles, for hanling, 5 56 Aug 6 " Dr. Win. M1. Burt, medI cal account, ' 205 Sept19 " A. Miles, for beef, 2g# "20 " A. Simkina, for work on. I chimney, -0 -22. " John Ligh, for work on wagon, . . 19 756 " 22 " William Butler. for mcr- . chandize, 78 " 22 " E. Penn for groceries, '71l56 " 24 " Jamem H-, Swearengin for .corn, 25 0 -27 " Elizabeth Herlung, for sewing, 6 75 "27 " Lewis Herlong, steward, 92 00 " 27 " Mary Plymale for coeking 11 25 .$1,787 17 Add Commissions for psaying out, . 44 47 Amount paid out, 31,831 47 All of which is respoetfully submitted. AQUILA MILES, Tress. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT1., ,INlCHA NCERY. . Coretia 8. Cox, Nathaniel Co: and' others, by .Wufr 'Ihiee, their Guardian, ad litem, Arthur Sinking. -1 the followin real estate of Henry Cox, dee'd., (Eole the Dwellin House, on? building1, toehrwith fot acres sores of land of the tract . sudedlb the Bill, adjoinia the Dwelling House; ~aea cut off and asaind to the widow Co 8il . Cox, vi: Three seral eel e'nnTsu of leatog ted in Edge6eld Ditrit wit> One Tseet corn. tining two hundred ad niecty-fiUt and a tl sores. Another Tract otanig hirtpme and onequrtracres-Also, anohrTatcounining e ih -fivo and thre-fourth acres. Tland to he sold on a credit of twelve months from the-day of sale, except as to much thereef -s will be sufficient to pay costs of the suit, whicht must be paid in esh. The purchase oeyto be sered by bonds with at least two good godper,~ sonsl sureties. . A. SlMK[NSro. 3.3a. . Oct is, 4? -,4 State of South CaroIna, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN- ORDINART.' BY H. T. WRIGHT, Esq., OadImary of [tters of Administration; on1al eofthe District .fs~ deee .~ These are, therefore; to andadoih'l n - mingular, the kindred adcreditors of i' said deeeas, ad, to be and appear bedbore se,at our next Ordinary's Court for the said Distrios, to be Jaoldog at de~l C. . on the5tda of Novenmber next, to sbow ense,fray.whydadminisatiesshomlkinot he graned. Given nder my hand and seal, this 15thd of nL in the yerof our Lord one thousand eight i~ iud 6 -tifve, and inathe 80th year'of American andence. I . WIH,0 Ot172 4 Shoes, Shoes, Shoes I - JUST opened this day a~ne selection of Ladies' BakndColorid Giters, Kid Slppers and Walking Shoes.-alo, Misses' Colored Sl8pr1 by S..R.H.SULLAYN. June27 tf2 Oppng Oases and Scari~catmt LL kinds.' Also, Lameete and a gpeq qsniety